Campus is up to date and has a very clean appearance. Alot of the current staff are former GM, Ford and Chrysler employees and are very friendly and helpful.

Cons

Higher Management is so/so, I've sat in on alot of meetings with higher ups with great expectations and positive outlooks but when the "rubber hits the road" ....the numbers just dont measure up. They keep losing large sums of money every quarter that passes. The company's in some pretty hot water financially and has had consecutive layoffs for the last two years. Can't seem to stay above water. People have been leaving since I've been there (14 months). Hard to say if this will continue.....I wouldn't be surprised if they get a buy out from Scania or Volvo or another major trucking company in a few years.

- Chaos and lack of engineering resources related to progressive approach to on-going programs- No space for growth- "Antiquated" engineering tools, and obsolete process approach- Match to 401K contribution made on annual and not bi-weekly basis

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Focus on what is more important - engineering, modern tools, and right process - this will make your products competitive.

Current Employee - Product Development Engineer - Team Lead in Melrose Park, IL

Current Employee - Product Development Engineer - Team Lead in Melrose Park, IL

I have been working at Navistar full-time (more than 5 years)

Pros

An automotive oem in the chicagoland area? Depending on what group you are in, one can have a lot of fun and really make a difference in the company.

Cons

A lot of wasted time on trying to impress top level management and not enough time spent on the real work at hand. Ownership and pride in projects seems to be lacking

Advice to ManagementAdvice

You have to get people motivated and have pride in their company and what they do. Talent acquisition needs to find and be willing to pay the true enthusiast and the ones that want to engineer a great product. Not all engineers are created equal.

Company has good pay, strong benefits, impressive history. Seems to be minimal politics when it comes to hiring and promotion which is good.

Cons

This is a company that has fallen hard on it's face the last few years. It's the laughing stock of the truck industry and the competition is eating them for lunch. The company should be doing everything it can to rebuild it's reputation, but it's just not doing that. Incredibly outdated systems and that can't live up to the competition's systems. Never worked for a company where employees have to be emailed at least 2-3+ times to get something done. People do not reply to emails, do not call you back, and are rude to you when you try to get them to do their job. I thought it was an anomaly, but after working there for 3 years I see this in all departments I deal with. Senior management does nothing to address it, and doesn't like to hear about it. If you can even get them to reply that is...